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Review Date: 2/15/2006
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $2,000.00
| Rating: 10
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Excellent sound, fast valves, very flexible and versatile horn
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None
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I bought a used Bel Canto in mint condition that had been gold plated. I had played a couple of Bel Cantos several years ago and was always hoping I would find one in excellent shape for sale. However, they are very hard to find.
The horn has a wonderful sound that is somewhere in weight between a Bach Strad and a Benge 3X. It has a slightly more commercial sound, for lack of a better description, then a Strad. Maybe, a slightly brighter sound is a better description. However, the horns sound has a lot of core to it. I have found that the horn is very flexible and responsive. The valves are very quick and precise.This is one of the best, if not the best trumpet, I have ever played.
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Review Date: 6/3/2008
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $2,300.00
| Rating: 10
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very responsive, clean tone, finest horn I've ever owned
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not in production anymore
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bel canto model 54 silver bought in 93
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Review Date: 7/20/2008
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $3,200.00
| Rating: 10
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clear,crisp and everything one could want
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I have found no negatives
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what can I say I have a 59 also and it is a wonderful instrument
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Review Date: 11/23/2008
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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well centered slots well
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none if any problem I go to Mr Akright to adjust and make new
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Plays great and it a great section horn play better in tune than my last horn CG bENGE FOR A 459 HORN
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Review Date: 12/2/2008
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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GREAT sound , great valves, best of all my horns !
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none
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I own(ed) lots of vintage horns . My 1989 Bel Canto Mod. 59 , large bore beats them all ,my 1949 Bach Strad. incl. .........
But VERY hard to find !!
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Unregistered
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Review Date: 12/4/2008
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,400.00
| Rating: 10
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great sound open feeling
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hard to find
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This is the Forth one in have owned sold the Greg adams model and a 54 raw brass modle the two silver model are more free blowing and lot easer to keep clean I live in the bay area and can to to Mr Akright to adjust or repair. I am still looking for a 59 to compair in Silver finish.
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robert branco
Junior Member
Registered: November 2008
Location: pleasanton Ca
Posts: 3
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Review Date: 5/11/2009
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,800.00
| Rating: 10
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great sounding . Doc wanted Mr. Akright to make a new trumpet to sound like the old 1930 New York Bach
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they do not make anymore .Plus hard to find
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I bought a new 59 Greg Adams Bel Canto trumpet in 1994 for $1800.00 before CA. sales taxes It had the reverse lead pipe but I sold it for another Bel Canto 54 but in silver with the reverse lead pipe and it played lot more open and better sound I do not know if the silver was the reason or reverse Lead pipe.Even if the trumpet has the same model number they all have there own sound . Had Mr. Akright open up the lead pipe plus the inside rim of the main tuning slide that goes in to the lead pipe for a little less resistance which help alot.As you know we are always looking to find the best horn out there and the Bel Canto is one of them. Mr. Akright is stilll #1 in Trumpet repairs and a great horn maker rate the horn 5 stars His horn sound great from low F# to Double C 
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